Byker | |||||||||||
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Tyne and Wear Metro station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne England | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°58′34″N 1°34′49″W / 54.9760388°N 1.5803440°W | ||||||||||
Grid reference | NZ279637 | ||||||||||
Transit authority | Tyne and Wear PTE | ||||||||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | 3 Sheffield stands | ||||||||||
Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | BYK | ||||||||||
Fare zone | A | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Original company | Tyne and Wear Metro | ||||||||||
Key dates | |||||||||||
14 November 1982 | Opened | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2017/18 | 0.32 million[1] | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Byker is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburb of Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 14 November 1982, following the opening of the fourth phase of the network, between Tynemouth and St James via Wallsend.